The Concept of Double Jeopardy: Background. The double jeopardy clause in the Fifth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution prohibits the government from prosecuting individuals more than one time for a single offense and from imposing more than one punishment for a single offense. It provides that No person shall ...
For other uses, see The First Men in the Moon (disambiguation). The First Men in the Moon is a scientific romance published in 1901 by the English author H. G. Wells, who called it one of his fantastic stories. The novel tells the story of a journey to the moon undertaken by the two protagonists, a businessman narrator, Mr. Bedford, and an eccentric scientist, Mr. Cavor.
The Moon Landing. On July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon. He said the historic words, That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.. A camera in the Lunar Module provided live television coverage as Neil Armstrong climbed down the ladder to the surface of the moon.